Coventry Transport Museum Museums

The largest collection of British Road Transport in the world with over 230 cars and commercial vehicles, 250 cycles and 90 motorcycles.

Techzone:

This zone has been designed for visitors who want to find out more technical details about the Museum's collection. Here you can post queries in our Forum which other visitors may be able to help you with, and find out about other sites which you might be interested in.

We are still working on this area and over time we will try to add lots more things which we hope will be of interest. If there is anything that you particularly like in this zone or something else which you would like to see then please let us know.

Kidszone:

We are still working on this area and over time we will try to add lots more things for you to do. If there is anything that you really like or something else which you would like to see here then please let us know.

Tourzone:

Coventry is known as the City in which the British motor industry was born.

In 1896 the first factory to make motor cars for sale was founded in Coventry.

Coventry's first successful motor car company was Daimler.

Since then there have been 138 vehicle makers in the City.

Coventry has also had over 300 cycle manufacturers and almost 90 motorcycle builders.